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Refer to the exhibit. Which method must an architect use to provide connectivity between the mail servers?
The correct answer is B. 6to4. 6to4 is an automatic IPv6-over-IPv4 tunneling mechanism that embeds an IPv4 address in the IPv6 address (2002::/16 prefix) to allow IPv6 islands to communicate across an IPv4 backbone.
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Refer to the exhibit. Which method must an architect use to provide connectivity between the mail servers?
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Options
- AISATAP
- B6to4
- C6rd
- DIPv4 compatible
How the community answered
(28 responses)- A7% (2)
- B71% (20)
- C18% (5)
- D4% (1)
Why each option
6to4 is an automatic IPv6-over-IPv4 tunneling mechanism that embeds an IPv4 address in the IPv6 address (2002::/16 prefix) to allow IPv6 islands to communicate across an IPv4 backbone.
ISATAP (Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol) is designed to connect individual IPv6 hosts within a single site over an IPv4 intranet, not to interconnect separate IPv6 networks.
6to4 uses the 2002::/16 prefix and embeds the router's public IPv4 address in bits 17-48 of the IPv6 address, enabling automatic encapsulation of IPv6 packets in IPv4 protocol 41 headers. This allows separate IPv6 networks - such as mail servers on different IPv6 segments - to communicate across an IPv4 infrastructure without manually configured tunnels between every pair of sites.
6rd (IPv6 Rapid Deployment) is a service-provider mechanism that uses ISP-assigned prefixes to deploy IPv6 over an ISP's IPv4 infrastructure, not a general-purpose site-to-site tunneling solution.
IPv4-compatible IPv6 addresses (::x.x.x.x) are deprecated per RFC 4291 and are not a supported or viable tunneling mechanism in modern networks.
Concept tested: 6to4 automatic tunneling for IPv6 over IPv4
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/ipv6/configuration/xe-3s/ipv6-xe-3s-book/ip6-tunnel.html
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